Scythians of the Steppes, Ashkenazi and the Khazarian, Yiddish connections
Scythian tribes were not a unified people, often warring against each other as much as the American Indigenous tribes did before the North American Invasion and Colonization.
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Scythians; a minor recap
In the previous post; Scythian and Habiru tribes, there was an introduction to the Habiru, their proposed leaders, the Heka Khasut and the Scythians who came later to the Levant and interacted with the cultures of tribes and settled people, who lived there.
Etymological and linguistic word roots using sources from both Wikipedia and the Armarna Letters were used to describe the names of Cults and potential relationships these Cults had with the people.
The term “Hyksos” is a contraction of Heka Khasut, by the Greeks, Wiki does back this up quite well. Heka Khasut is equal to éka ka-suk with a glutteral ending. For the Greek dialect, it becomes: “Hykoussôs.” So actually, the Greeks didn’t “coin” the term Hyksos, it’s just their way of trying to emulate what they heard from the Egyptians by necessity. So, Hyksos is equal to Heka Khasut.
Cimmerians and Scythians, who came later to the Levant, were influenced by the Cult of Seth, but not in the original form the Cult had started in, with the Indigenous Ancient Egyptians. Having occupied Scythopolis and other places in the Levant for approximately 500 years, it could be said the Scythian culture did have a chance to adopt some of the Seth-Baal cultural aspects.
There were cultural cross pollinations between Scythians, Greeks Thracians and Anatolians.
The Scythians of the Steppes
The world of the Scythians was very interconnected, Scythians are sometimes called the Horse Lords, they had vast areas for territory and were mostly nomadic.
This YouTube Video has a very comprehensive presentation of the Scythian Tribal Culture and Human Spirit behind these fierce warriors and great adventurers. It’s perhaps one of the best videos I have seen on the Scythians.
Scythian and Spartan Analogies in Herodotos’ Representation Rites of initiation and Kinship Groups
The Scythians were warriors (instead of farmers). They "fought to live and lived to fight,and drank the blood of their enemies and used the scalps as napkins”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians
Firestarter on Cultural aspects of the Scythians:
I found an interesting, but overlong Wikipedia page on the Scythians. My main problem is that it’s filled with contradictions. On the one hand Wikipedia claims that the Scythians were a large group of nomads that were blue- (or green-) eyed, fair-skinned and light-haired, originally from Iran. On the other hand Wikipedia writes that the term Scythian, like Cimmerian, referred to a variety of groups from the Black Sea to southern Siberia and central Asia - a variety of peoples. In this version, Scythians were nomads that lived in the steppes of which the west was near the Black Sea and in the east went all the way to Mongolia, the north of China (2,500 miles from east to west and between 200 and 600 miles from north to south). This would explain why dragons are so important in Chinese culture. This version might explain why there would be a whole bunch of names to describe the “dragons”, which could refer to different types of people within the Scythians (dragons). This would indicate that the area that I found as “Scythia” (proper) was only the west part of the area where the dragons (Scythians) lived. [Currently known as Ukraine]
There are results of DNA calculators that confirm a link between the Iranic speaking people of South-Central Asia, the people of the northern regions of West Asia and Eastern Europeans. The Western Scythians were ruled by a wealthy class known as the Royal Scyths. The Scythians controlled a vast trade network connecting Greece, Persia, India and China. Iron Age Scythians were a mix of Yamnaya people from the Russian Steppe and East Asian populations, similar to the Han and the Nganasan (from northern Siberia).
“I’ve found an article with 10 interesting facts about Scythians. Scythians wore tattoos as a sign of their nobility. These days it’s very “hip” to get a “cool” tattoo (in imitation of the Dragons?).” A strange tale is that when the Scythian warriors faced an army of Amazon women, they defeated them not by fighting, but by seducing them (with their irresistible charm?): http://listverse.com/2010/01/05/top-...the-scythians/
British Warrior’s fighting helmet, possible Scythian design as presented in the video
Archeology in greater Scythia and Anatolia:
From large burial mounds (up to 20 metres high) we have learned about Scythian life and art. Scythian tombs reveal traces of Greek, Chinese, and Indian craftsmanship. These burial mounds were named kurhán or kurgán, from the Turkic word for "castle” (which indicates a Turkish origin…). In 1968, the Tillia Tepe was uncovered in northern Afghanistan.
The greater part of the west Scythians are called Daae, but those who are situated more to the east are named Massagetae and Sacae.
Here’s a PDF on the study of ancient nomadic cultures in Eurasia (2002): Some Problems in the Study of Chronology of the Ancient Nomadic Cultures of Eurasia 9th to 3rd Centuries https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/431/1/Alekseev_Geochron_21.pdf
Studies on the Peoples and Cultures of the Eurasian Steppes
“This research is focused on the chronological investigations of ancient nomads belonging to the Scythian cultures which occupied the steppe and forest-steppe zones of Eurasia during the 9th-3rd centuries BC. (…) The tribes are traditionally connected with the Scythian cultures which have different names in different regions of Eurasia: the Scythians in Europe, the Suoromathian in the Lower Volga River Basin and Southern Ural regions, the Tasmola in the Transural regions and the different mosaic cultures in Altai, Southern Ural and Central Asia. (…) The Lower Volga nomads have close relations with European Scythians to the West. They also have many similarities with the nomads of the Aral Sea region, Kazakhstan and Southern Siberia to the East. Now we present the first 14C dates for the monuments in these regions (Table 1). (…) Since the 9th-8th centuries BC the Scythian cultures began to appear on the wide territory of the steppe and forest-steppe zones of Eurasia. Now there are some monuments, which, according to the radiocarbon dates, can be demonstrated to be synchronous to the Arzhan royal barrow. The ages of monuments located in the Lower Volga River basin, the Urals and Transurals regions are more synchronous to the Pazyryk group barrows.”
The Wikipedia page on the Scythians also references an article that seems to confirm that Ashkenazi “Jews” originate from Turkey, and are descendants from the Scythians.
Historic Accounts:
The Greek historian Herodotus (480 - 430 BC) is one of the earliest written sources on the Scythians, this is an excerpt:
64 In what concerns war, their customs are the following. The Scythian soldier drinks the blood of the first man he overthrows in battle. Whatever number he slays, he cuts off all their heads, and carries them to the king; he forfeits all claim if he does not produce a head. In order to strip the skull of its covering, he makes a cut round the head above the ears, and, laying hold of the scalp, shakes the skull out; then with the rib of an ox he scrapes the scalp clean of flesh, and softening it by rubbing between the hands, uses it thenceforth as a napkin. The Scyth is proud of these scalps, and hangs them from his bridle-rein; the greater the number of such napkins that a man can show, the more highly is he esteemed among them. Many make themselves cloaks, like the sheepskins of our peasants, by sewing a quantity of these scalps together. Others flay the right arms of their dead enemies, and make of the skin, which is stripped off with the nails hanging to it, a covering for their quivers. Now the skin of a man is thick and glossy, and would in whiteness surpass almost all other hides. Some even flay the entire body of their enemy, and, stretching it upon a frame, carry it about with them wherever they ride. Such are the Scythian customs with respect to scalps and skins. 65. The skulls of their enemies, not indeed of all, but of those whom they most detest, they treat as follows. Having sawn off the portion below the eyebrows, and cleaned out the inside, they cover the outside with leather. When a man is poor, this is all that he does; but if he is rich, he also lines the inside with gold: in either case the skull is used as a drinking cup. They do the same with the skulls of their own kith and kin if they have been at feud with them, and have vanquished them in the presence of the king. When strangers whom they deem of any account come to visit them, these skulls are handed around, and the host tells how that these were his relations who made war upon him, and how that he got the better of them; all this being looked upon as proof of bravery. (…) 70. Oaths among the Scyths are accompanied with the following ceremonies: a large earthen bowl is filled with wine, and the parties to the oath, wounding themselves slightly with a knife or an awl, drop some of their blood into the wine; then they plunge into the mixture a scimitar, some arrows, a battle-axe, and a javelin, all the while repeating prayers; lastly the two contracting parties drink each a draught from the bowl, as do also the chief men among their followers. (…) 106. The manners of the Man-eaters are more savage than those of any other race. They neither observe justice, nor are governed by any laws. They are nomads, and their dress is Scythian; but the language which they speak is peculiar to themselves. Unlike any other nation in these parts, they are cannibals.”
Khazars came from Scythian stock
There are many schools of thought as to whether the people calling themselves, Eastern Jews came from the Khazarian roots; it seems a lot less disputable that Khazars themselves came from Scythian roots. Here is an article that summarizes the works of a few good authors who explore this and other possibilities to trace back the origins of the East European Jew.
For three centuries (c. 650–965) the Khazars conquered the area from the Volga-Don steppes to Crimea and the Caucasus. Khazaria was between the Byzantine Empire, the steppe nomads, and the Umayyad Caliphate.
The Khazars' conversion to Judaism can be dated ca 861. Cited by -- 167 by C Zuckerman · 1995 ·
Khazaria was destroyed by an alliance between Russia and Persia in 965 AD.
Caucasus region is also where Gog and Magog originate; this is likely a form of Scythian Governance used that is referable to the The First Turkic Khaganate, also called the Göktürk Khaganate. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Turkic_Khaganate Please see more on Gog from Magog at the bottom of the post.
Crimean Karaites and Krymchaks are also Turkic peoples which underwent conversion. Banu Qurayza and Banu Nadir, Arab Tribes who converted to Judaism when Jews arrived in Hijaz after Second Jewish-Roman Wars, Arab tribes were interested in Judaism which was brought by Jews.
In the Tenach (Old Testament) and the New Testament, Scythians are mentioned 3 times
2 Maccabees 4:47 Insomuch that he discharged Menelaus from the accusations, who notwithstanding was cause of all the mischief: and those poor men, who, if they had told their cause, yea, before the Scythians, should have been judged innocent, them he condemned to death.
3 Maccabees 7:5 These friends also drove them along in chains, treating them harshly as slaves, or rather, as traitors. Without any investigation or trial they attempted to destroy them, displaying a cruelty more savage than the barbarians from Scythia.
Colossians 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
The origin of the word Jew, linguistic traces
Since I am covering the Khazarians; and their Jewish (Yiddish) connections, this site has some very interesting facts based on linguistic word root development, it’s well worth checking out.
“Up to the seventeenth century this word was spelled in Middle English in various ways: “Gyu,” “Giu,” “Gyw,” “Iu,” “luu,” “Iuw,” “Ieu,” “Ieuu,” “Ieuz,” “Iwe,” “Iow,” “Iewe,” “Ieue,” “lue” (“Ive”), “Iew,” “Jew.”
All these forms were derived from the Old French “Giu,” which was earlier written “Juieu,” derived from the Latin accusative “Judæum,” with the elision of the letter “d.” The Latin form “Judæus” or (Iudaeuswas) derived from the Greek ‘Iουδαĩοσ; (Ioudaios) and this in turn from the Aramaic , corresponding to the Hebrew a gentilic adjective from the proper name “Judah,” or Yehudi; seemingly never applied to members of the tribe, however, but to members of the nationality inhabiting the south of Palestine (Jer. xliii. 9).” –Jewish Encyclopedia
So, it was "Giu" = "Gew"= "Yew" = "Ew" = Jew. Ancient Semitic languages like Hebrew and Egyptian didn't have the "J" sound, it was a "Y." Anytime you see them spelled with a “J” say it with a “Y” then it is closer to accuracy.
There are many sources that state the name Jew is more recent. The original Judean Culture was probably not anything like we could imagine it today. Additional info for the Term Jew (Giw):
Additionally — Jew (n.) late 12c., Giw, Jeu, “a Jew (ancient or modern), one of the Jewish race or religion,” from Anglo-French iuw, Old French giu (Modern French Juif), from Latin Iudaeum (nominative Iudaeus), from Greek Ioudaios, from Aramaic (Semitic) jehudhai (Hebrew: y’hudi) “a Jew,” from Y’hudah “Judah,” literally “celebrated,” name of Jacob’s fourth son and of the tribe descended from him.
The name "Judean" became a stolen name, this is also what the Infiltrators were well practiced at. They stole personal names and names of Cults.
On the Language
It would be interesting to see what the difference is between the language of the Habiru (Hebrew) the Turkic language of the Khazars; and the Yiddish language of the Ashkenazi descendants that now control Israel.
What they speak in Israel today, is definitely NOT original ancient Hebrew; Yiddish is a mix of Hebrew, Slavonic and other languages, using a Hebrew script. The German words and structure in Yiddish originate from the east of Germany, which makes sense. In Yiddish, some of the silent characters in Hebrew writing become used as vowels. Overall, this is most likely a Language that Khazarians would be familiar with, even though it is not Turkic.
Yiddish means literally “Jewish” in the language itself.
In English and Russian this word is also situationally used in the same sense. In the original language – Yiddish – it is simply a derivation of the word “Jew”. However, when used in other languages, it expresses the organic connection between Yiddish and Yiddishkeit, which literally catches the eye.
Some linguistic details can hide in plain sight to us all.
Many centuries ago, “Yiddish” is what Jews called the language, although for hundreds of years it was called a variety of other names, among them, Taytsh, Yidish-taytsh, Loshn-ashkenaz, and Zhargon, all of which have been outmoded for at least 100 years.
So, to them, if you are speaking Yiddish, you are speaking “Jewish;” clearly it’s not just a religion. Note, just as stated above; this is not original Hebrew or Habiru language.
Uncovering ancient Ashkenaz – the birthplace of Yiddish speakers
The research in this article covers the Yiddish Language and basic history of the Ashkenazis; includes a discussion on genetic research.
Firestarter continues on some Scythian Cultural References to Ashkenazi:
More than 90% of the people that call themselves “Jews” these days - call themselves “Ashkenazi Jews”. There is “evidence” that the Ashkenazi Jews originate from Turkey, which would make them Turks. Every Israeli Prime Minister (since 1948) was an Ashkenazi “Jew”.
In the 8th century in a land between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea (Khazaria), the Khazar tribe not only converted to Judaism, but also started to call themselves “Jew”. (Yahudi)
In Appendix III of Arthur Koestler’s book are references to 2 early sources (around 1100 and 1140 AD) on a letter by Hasdai , written between 954 and 961, and Joseph’s reply that the Khazars are Turks. Around the year 1100 Rabbi Jehudah ben Barzillai of Barcelona wrote the “Book of the Festivals” — Sefer ha-Ittim — which contains a long reference, including direct quotations, to Joseph’s Reply to Hasdai. The passage in question in Barzillai’s work starts:
“We have seen among some other manuscripts the copy of a letter which King Joseph, son of Aaron, the Khazar priest wrote to R. Hasdai bar Isaac.* We do not know if the letter is genuine or not, and if it is a fact that the Khazars, who are Turks, became proselytes.” Koestler decided to go public with his research after losing faith in Zionism, and concluding that the Ashkenazi “Turks” have no right at all to Israel. Koestler and his wife were suicided in 1983: http://aangirfan.blogspot.nl/2010/02/my ... stler.html —— (blog spot is missing)
Unfortunately Koestler missed that Khazaria was a part of greater Scythia.
The Scythian background is an important element to consider when evaluating the origin of Elite Dragon Bloodlines; while following through the pathway of historic evidence, this leads to the Ashkenazi, Merovingian, Carolingian, and Davidian lines. In addition to genealogical, there is a lot of archeological evidence that supports this as well. If following genealogical studies, the chart below should illustrate the level of complexity involved in connections and backgrounds.
Subclades Chart for R1a1a Haplogroup, for those who are into genetics
Genealogical Studies
Genetics is a Physiological property and is not an accurate way to correctly identify people of a living culture they are a part of. People are not a product of their bodies or the genetics therein, rather the Body is a product of Being Human and how we choose to exist. That said, these studies can shed some light on relatability between populations.
Firestarter on Genetics, from Lawful Path Forums:
In 2012, Israeli geneticist Eran Elhaik published a DNA study that proves that Khazar ancestry is the largest element in the Ashkenazi gene pool. Bizarrely he analyzed the same material used by some Ashkenazi history falsifiers, who claim that Ashkenazis descend from Israel. Elhaik says he has proved that Ashkenazi “Jews’” roots lie in the Caucasus. They are descendants of the Khazars, a Turkic tribe, who migrated (from Khazaria) to Eastern Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries. Elhaik compared “genetic signatures” found in Jewish populations with those of modern-day Armenians and Georgians, which he used as a substitute for the “extinct” Khazars.
In 2010, Behar’s and Harry Oster’s team had published a paper based on the same data to conclude that most contemporary Jews (including Ashkenazis) are closely related. Elhaik wrote to Ostrer asking “to see the data used for the study”. Ostrer replied that the data are not publicly available, and: "Criteria for reviewing include novelty and strength of the proposal, non-overlap with current or planned activities, and non-defamatory nature toward the Jewish people." That last requirement shows that Ostrer and his collaborators are biased.
Both “scientific” teams have accused each other of being liars. Michael Hammer from Arizona, one of Behar’s co-authors, said that Elhaik used a “circular argument” to discredit the “Rhineland hypothesis”. Marcus Feldman used the following “argument” to debunk Elhaik’s conclusions: “He’s just wrong”. According to Ostrer and other “scientists”, Jews (including Ashkenazis) are genetically more homogeneous than their non-Jewish neighbors. Ostrer points out that reports like that of Elhaik are “dangerous”, as they could expose that (real) Jewish genetic markers are more common among Palestinians, than among Ashkenazis.
To confirm that the Rhineland and Khazarian hypotheses indeed portray distinct ancestries, we assessed the degree of background admixture between Caucasus and Semitic populations. We calculated the f3 statistics between Palestinians and six Caucasus and Eurasian populations using African San as an outgroup, for example, f3 (Palestinians, San, Armenians). The f3 results for Turks (–0.0013), Armenians and Georgians (–0.0019), Lezgins and Adygei (–0.0015), and Russians (–0.0011) indicated a minor but significant admixture (–26<z-score Because Armenians and Georgians diverged from Turks 600 generations ago (Schonberg et al. 2011), we can assume that the lion’s share of their admixture derived from that ancestry and within the expected levels of background admixture typical to the region rather than recent admixture with Semitic populations. Therefore, similarities between European Jews and Caucasus populations will unlikely be due to a shared Semitic ancestry. (…)
Our results reveal geographically refined groupings, such as the nearly symmetrical continuous European rim extending from Western to Eastern Europeans, the parallel Caucasus rim, and the Near Eastern populations (supplementary fig. S1, Supplementary Material online) organized in Turk–Iranian and Druze clusters (fig. 3). Middle Eastern populations form a gradient along the diagonal line between Bedouins and Near Eastern populations that resembles their geographical distribution. The remaining Egyptians and the bulk of Saudis distribute separately from Middle Eastern populations. (...)
Although they cluster with Caucasus populations (fig. 5), Eastern and Central European Jews share a large fraction of Western European and Middle Eastern ancestries, both absent in Caucasus populations. According to the Khazarian hypothesis, the Western European ancestry was imported to Khazaria by Greco–Roman Jews, whereas the Middle Eastern ancestry alludes to the contribution of both early Israelite Proto-Judeans as well as Mesopotamian Jews (Polak 1951; Koestler 1976; Sand 2009). Central and Eastern European Jews differ mostly in their Middle Eastern (30% and 25%, respectively) and Eastern European ancestries (3% and 12%, respectively), probably due to late admixture.
Druze exhibits a large Turk–Iranian ancestry (83%) in accordance with their Near Eastern origin (supplementary fig. S4 Supplementary Material online). Druze and Cypriot appear similar to European Jews in their Middle Eastern and Western European ancestries, though they differ largely in the proportion of Caucasus ancestry. These results can explain the genetic similarity between European Jews, Southern Europeans, and Druze reported in studies that excluded Caucasus populations (Price et al. 2008; Atzmon et al. 2010; Zoossmann-Diskin 2010). Overall, our results portray the European Jewish genome as a mosaic of Near Eastern-Caucasus, Western European, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European ancestries in decreasing proportions. (...)
When compared with non-Jewish populations, all Jewish communities were significantly (P<0.01, bootstrap t test) distant from Middle Eastern populations and, with the exception of Central European Jews, significantly closer to Caucasus populations (table 1, right panel). Similar findings were reported by Behar et al. (2010) although they were dismissed as “a bias inherent in our calculations.” However, we found no such bias. The close genetic distance between Central European Jews and Southern European populations can be attributed to a late admixture. The results are consistent with our previous findings in support of the Khazarian hypothesis.
As the only commonality among all Jewish communities is their dissimilarity from Middle Eastern populations (table 1, right panel), grouping different Jewish communities without correcting for their country of origin, as is commonly done, would increase their genetic heterogeneity. (...)
Discussion
We show that the Khazarian hypothesis offers a comprehensive explanation for the results, including the reported Southern European (Atzmon et al. 2010; Zoossmann-Diskin 2010) and Middle Eastern ancestries (Nebel et al. 2000; Behar et al. 2010). By contrast, the Rhineland hypothesis could not explain the large Caucasus component in European Jews, which is rare in non-Caucasus populations (fig. 5), and the large IBD regions shared between European Jews and Caucasus populations attesting to their common and recent origins.
Rhineland Hypothesis is Refuted:
Our findings thus reject the Rhineland hypothesis and uphold the thesis that Eastern European Jews are Judeo–Khazars in origin. Consequently, we can conclude that the conceptualization of European Jews as a “population isolate,” which is derived from the Rhineland hypothesis, is incorrect and most likely reflects sampling bias in the lack of Caucasus non-Jewish populations in comparative analyses. (...)
After the decline of their empire, the Judeo–Khazars refugees sought shelter in the emerging Polish kingdom and other Eastern European communities where their expertise in economics, finances, and politics was valued. Prior to their exodus, the Judeo–Khazar population was estimated to be half a million in size, the same as the number of Jews in the Polish–Lithuanian kingdom four centuries later (Polak 1951; Koestler 1976). Some Judeo–Khazars were left behind, mainly in the Crimea and the Caucasus, where they formed Jewish enclaves surviving into modern times. One of the dynasties of Jewish princes ruled in the 15th century under the tutelage of the Genovese Republic and later of the Crimean Tartars.
Another vestige of the Khazar nation is the “Mountain Jews” in the North Eastern Caucasus (Koestler 1976).
The remarkable close proximity of European Jews and populations residing on the opposite ends of ancient Khazaria, such as Armenians, Georgians, Azerbaijani Jews, and Druze (fig. 3 and supplementary figs. S2, S3, and S5, Supplementary Material online), supports a common Near Eastern–Caucasus ancestry. These findings are not explained by the Rhineland hypothesis and are staggering due to the uneven demographic processes these populations have experienced in the past eight centuries. (…)
The relatedness between European Jews and Druze reported here and in the literature (Behar et al. 2010) is explained by Druze Turkish–Southern Caucasus origins. Druze migrated to Syria, Lebanon, and eventually to Palestine between the 11th and 13th centuries during the Crusades, a time when the Jewish population in Palestine was at a minimum.
The genetic similarity between European Jews and Druze therefore supports the Khazarian hypothesis and should not be confused with a Semitic origin, which can be easily distinguished from the non-Semitic origin (fig. 5).
We emphasize that testing the Middle Eastern origin of European Jews can only be done with indigenous Middle Eastern groups. Overall, the similarity between European Jews and Caucasus populations underscores the genetic continuity that exists among Eurasian Jewish and non-Jewish Caucasus populations. (...) Although medical studies were not conducted using Caucasus and Near Eastern populations to the same extent as with European Jews, many diseases found in European Jews are also found in their ancestral groups in the Caucasus (e.g., cystic fibrosis and a-thalassemia), the Near East (e.g., factor XI deficiency, type II), and Southern Europe (e.g., nonsyndromic recessive deafness) (Ostrer 2001), attesting to their complex multiorigins.
According to Eran Elhaik, the word Ashkenaz comes from the ancient Assyrian and Babylonian name for the Scythians - Ashguza. He places the original homeland of the Ashkenazi Jews in north-east Turkey and a region to the north of the Black sea.
The genetic modelling was based on DNA from 367 Jews of northern and eastern European origin and over 600 non-Jewish people mainly from Europe and western Asia.
Over 90% of the ancestors of Ashkenazi Jews are Greeks, Iranians and others who colonized what is now northern Turkey more than 2000 years ago and were later converted to Judaism. Around the first few centuries AD, the Persian Empire was home to the world’s largest Jewish (Yiddish) communities.
From the 690s AD onwards, because of anti-Jewish persecution by the [Flavian] Christian Byzantine Empire, large numbers of Jews fled across the Black Sea to a more friendly state – the Turkic-ruled Khazar Empire with its large Slav and other populations.
When the Khazar Empire declined in or around the 11th century, some of the Jewish (Yiddish) population migrated west into Central Europe. Genetic modelling was based on DNA from 367 Jews of northern and eastern European origin and over 600 non-Jewish people mainly from Europe and western Asia: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 92076.html
Three still-surviving Turkish villages – Iskenaz, Eskenaz and Ashanaz – were part of the original Ashkenazic homeland.
Gog from Magog — Is this a piece of Scythian past that Lives on in Today’s World?
Referenced above:
Gog from Magog orYajuj and Majuj could be symbolic of an old Scythian saying: “One shall Govern in Front, while another Rules from Behind.” This double “king” system is what we see today in the form of Corporate, Public / Private relationships. Is this a truly Scythian idea? Or is it an idea that was cultivated by Infiltrators into Scythian culture? The concept is found everywhere and symbolized in the Double Headed Phoenix Heraldry in many coats of arms; displayed by the Order of the Dragon and Garter Families in European Royalty and Black Nobility. This is also very well hidden in the Globalist System of Contractual Annexation; used to tie every Western “Democracy” together by “Franchise” to the benefit of the few who Rule from Behind. This is how Gog from Magog has been unleashed onto the world, in the form of Economic Apartheid.
On History
There is no way to know for certain what may have actually happened in ancient times, events may have been retold, passed orally for at least several generations or more before they were actually described in writing much later. There were always a limited number of scribes, or writers and possibly just as few who could read.
Every “People” is a Culture, not a Germline; culture gets assimilated in a variety of ways, existing ones can be Infiltrated, then changed from within, sometimes this changes both sides coming into contact. Also, every “Identity” is a Spirituality, not a Status within Society; we can choose to assimilate into Cultural groups voluntarily by internalizing the values of Culture that resonates with us as Individuals.
Regardless of whatever we may find verifiable in history, one must ask: “How will knowing all of this change our world today?” Changing the history books is a positive in light of seeking the truth. Yet the only change we really need is one from within ourselves, the answer for all our challenges has always been right there within each of us. Scythians were wild and truly Free, we could take a lesson from them, perhaps without their bloody habits. Maybe with a sense of True Freedom, we will have a Global epiphany; enabling an urgent sense for the value of Human Life, the world can then come together to stop the slaughter of people in places like Gaza.
An excellent piece, I hope to read more😉 interestingly, I did note reading somewhere about Ukraine's ancient history and it's powerful influence on Europe.😉
Look forward to more history Nephotep, in understanding the past, we can free the future.😉
I'm traveling most of this week, so my responses will be a bit more sporadic. Depending on internet availability. I meant to state this when I posted.
An excellent piece, I hope to read more😉 interestingly, I did note reading somewhere about Ukraine's ancient history and it's powerful influence on Europe.😉
Look forward to more history Nephotep, in understanding the past, we can free the future.😉